Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-11

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of the 3rd inst, a shock of earth
quake was experienced at Ell Paso, Texas,
lasting two minutes. It was perceptible in
every portion OF. the city and the shock so
alarmedsthe citizens of all classes that only
the invalids and helpless were left within
doors. For propably two months preceding
tinct and offensive odor of sulphur aud
| when the shock came the earth trembled
and many articles han ging OF walls,
oscillated to and fro and some fell to the
floor. The plastering fell from the front
and ceiling Of many dwellings.
At a meeting of friends of the late
President Arthur some weeks ago, it was re-
solved to receive subscriptions for a monu-
ment to be erected over his grave to cost
not more than $4,000. Considerable in <
cess ofsthat amount was subscribed at once.
At a meeting of the committee twas re-
solved, in addition to the monument, to
erect a bronze statue of the late President,
in New York city, aud to that end q COM
ceive any subscription, which may be ten
aered from any part of the country.
The Michigan legislature has passed
a bill forming a: state c~onstabulary to
enforce the liquor law. The bill provides
for the appointment by the governor of
state marshal, at a salary Of, $1,000, with
power to appoint a force of deputy state
marshals throughout the state, who are
charged with the duty of enforcing the
liquor law, and are paid by the counties.
The practical effect Of the law is. to take all
prosecutions from the prosecuting attorneys
and other local officers and give them to the
state.
Rev. DR.. E. S. Thomas, of St. Paul,
Mimi, was consecrated Assistant Bishop of
Kansas, at St. Paul, May, 4, the following
Bishops participating: b. B. Whipple, NJ.
N. Gilbert of Minnesota; Bishop D. s. Tuttle
of Missouri; Bishop D. B. K~nickerbacker of
Indiana; Bishop J. II. Brown of Fond du
Lac; Bishop Il. 81. Vail of Kansas also 81
rectors of Minnesota Episcopal churches
and fifteen divinity students from the Sea-
burg divinity school at Fa1ibault, Minn.'
sas. The sermon was by Bishop Whipple of
Minnesota. aay "a n 90 go
At Omaha, Neb., "a night. OF two
since, Mrs. J.HS. Mccormick, while the
rest Of the family were at the theater,
hearda strange man. in the hallway, and,
rushing out, she grabbed him, saying, "You
are a thief" He knocked her down with a
revolver and ran out, escaping with two
confederates outside. He dropped a bundle
of silverware which he had seized in the
house, being the wedding gifts Of Mrs.
McCormick's daughter.
A disastrous calamity occurred on
the 3rd, at the Southwest coast of Channel
harbor, St. Johns, N. F. The GLASGOW
steamship John Knox, laden with liquors,
bricks and rolling stock, struck the reefs
near Channel harbor and sank in half an
hour. Every soul. on board persisted. A
furious gale of wind, with a heavy land
ward sea and a dense fog prevailed at the
time. Some bodies were recovered, having
been washed ashore. = go. -. s->t5
The Interstate Commissioners
reached New Orleans and began their duties
there May End. Speaking of their work,
SO far, Mr.. Morrison said: The case of the
railroads is being presented elegantly and
| systematically So far the p"reponderance
OF the testimony appears to be In the r
favor. The other side should lose no time
in presenting their side of the case.
tits estimated that $3.50, 900 damage
was done in the Upper peninsula of Michi-
gan by the wind and hail storm of Monday.
| At Quincy, Iron mountain, Negaunee, Mar
| quette,, H%oughtoD. and other cities the dam
age wa great. Telegraph and telephone
wires were down for three days.
In the trial Of Express Messenger
Fotheringham at st. Louis, Mo-, Judge
| Normille gave as his opinion that the rob
berry did not occur in that city. and conse.
quently it was out of the jurisdiction of his
court. nHeaccordingly dismissed the case.
At Nanimo, B. c., May 4, an ex-
plosion occurred in a shaft Of the Van
couver coal mine imprisoning $50 workmen
of whom not more than fifty got out alive.
b men were overcome by black damp
which produced the explosion.
The storekeeper of the Hayana ware.
house, known as alamacenes de depositors,
has disappeared and is said to be. de.
faulter to the sum Of 100000.
The printing and slithographing es.
Establishment Of Collier & Cleveland, al Der
yer, CAL, wasdestroyed by fire on the Bird
The Internal event service reports
1893 saloons in Iowa, 1852 in Kansas and
1852 in Maine.